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THE EVENING BULLETIN
VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KYM THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1904.
NUMBER 188.
FORTS CAPTURED.
Tlie Japanese Succeeded in Tak
ing Three of Them Near
Port ArtEiir.
MAKING AN ASSAULT ON THE CITY.
It is Reported That, to Escape Cap
ture, the Russian "War Ships
Have Been Removed.
Severe Fighting Took Place at Kal
Chau Which Resulted In the
Capture of That Place
By the Japs.
London, June 30. The Toklo corre
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says
that Bevere fighting took place at Kai
Chau on June 25 which resulted in the
capture of that place on the morning
of June 26.
St. Petersburg, June 30. The in
tense anxiety to receive news from
Port Arthur was heightened Wednes
day morning by receipt of a dispatch
from Toklo stating that the Japanese
had succeeded in capturing three ot
the forts of the naval base and weie
making the final assault upon the city.
The war officials here have expected
news from Port Arthur of an unpleas
ant nature. It is believed that the
news of the latest fighting explains
the announcement that the Port Ar
thur squadron had moved out from
the harbor. Adm. Wlthoft was given'
orders riot to allow his squadron to be
captured at all events and it Is con
sidered that, believing that the cap
ture of the city might follow, he mov
ed outside the harbor to await the ex
Jjiecteh approach of the Vladivostok
squadron.
If the latter falls to appear It Is ex
pected that the Russians will make a
desperate dash to get away and do as
much damage as possible to the Jap
anese fleet. While the general public
has watched the operations of Gen.
Kuropatkln the war office has been
more interested in Port Arthur and I
am informed by a high official that It
has been impossible to obtain com
plete news from the city because of
the close investment by the Japanese,
though it has been known that fight
ing has been continuous on the land
and that the squadrons have also been
assisting in the attack and defense.
Limo Yang, June 30. It is unoffi
cially stated that the Russian fleet
put out from Port Arthur several days
ago and encountered the Japanese
fleet. In the ensuing engagements
between the two fleets three ships
were lost. No details of the engage
ment, however, are available here.
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP RAMMED.
The Navarin Was Struck By the Iron
clad Netron Menla.
Cronstadt, June 30. The Russian
battleship Navarin, while returning to
her, anchorage Wednesday, was ram
med by the Russian ironclad Netron
Menia, which struck her amidships.
The damage to the Navarin is not se
rious, though It may be necessary to
dry dock the vessel. It is believed
that the period required for repairing
tho battleship will not be a long one.
THE PURE FOOD CONGRESS.
Several Foreign Countries Will Send
Over Representatives.
Lexington, Ky., June 30. R. M. Al
len, secretary of the International pure
food congress, which will be In ses
sion at the World's fair in September,
received a letter Wednesday night
from Louis Duvrias, of Belgium, secre
tary general of the European League
of Wood Manufacturers, stating that
Belgium, Holland, Franco, Germany
and Russia would accept invitations
received from American ambassies and
send representatives and samples of
product to the congress, September 26.
The Inspector general of foods in Bel
gium will contribute an address on the
food laws and adulterations in Belgi
um. Secretary Allen recently return
ed from Europe, where he went to
study food conditions. European
manufacturers, he says, take great In
terest in American laws and food con
ditions on account of the great quan
tity of wines, beverages and other
foodB supplied.
Tobacco Culture In Ireland.
Washington, June 30. The govern
ment of Ireland Is inquiring into the
question of tobacco culture and
through Mr. Gill, its secretary of agri
culture, who is now in this country,
has asked Secretary Wilson to desig
nate some tobacco expert.
'London, Ky., June 30. Near Pitts
burg, in this county, John Davis shot
and killed Henry Conking. Davis came
to London and gave himself up and Is
now in jail. He claims the killing was
accidental.
CANTRILL IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Striking Figure In Kentucky Political
Lire Critically IIL
Owenton, Ky., June 30. The friende
of Judge J. E. Cantrlll, of Georgetown,
are growing alarmed, and for the first
time the truth is beginning to leak
out regarding his condition. Two
weeks ago Judge Cantrlll came here
to make a speech In his canvnss for
the nomination for appellate judge.
After the speech he was seized with a
partial stroke of paralysis, but it was
thought the attack was not serious.
Reports were given out that he would
be out in a few days, but in the two
weeks that have passed there has been
no sign of improvement, and the dis
tinguished patient is in too precarious
a condition to be removed to his home.
It is said by one of his friends that
he is paralyzed from the waist down,
and that there is serious doubts as to
ultimate recovery.
Judge Cantrlll is one of the most
striking figures in Kentucky public
life. A man of strong mentality, he
has been an aggressive fighter in all
contests into which' he has entered.
He is G feet 4 inches tall, and of strik
ing appearance. As a young man he
was a captain under Gen. John Mor
gan, the confederate.
KENTUCKY MILLERS.
The State Association Met in Annual
Convention.
Lexington, Ky., June 30. The Ken
tucky State Millers' association met In
this city in annual session and, after
a successful business meeting, elected
tho following officers: President,
Joseph Lecompte, Lexington; vice
president, S. P. Kerr, Winchester; sec
retary and treasurer, J. D. Logan,
Shelbyvllle. The new board of direc
tors is made up as follows: D. M.
Rennlck, Paris; J. A. Kane, Versailles;
Allen Searing, Richmond; Cliff An
derson, Danville; C. M. Petrie, Mt.
Sterling; M. J. Kennedy, Carlisle;
Carl Geltner, Eminence.
BIGAMIST SENTENCED.
He Confessed and Gets Three Years in
t'he Penitentiary.
Covington, Ky., June 30. Edward
Meier, the Covington man of many
wivesy indicted recently for bigamy or
complaint of Clara Getta Meier, whom
ho married in Newport, Ky., December
29. 1903, pleaded guilty in the Camp
bell county circuit court Wednesday
and was sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary. The indictment
charged Meier had married Mary
Green, July 15, 1901, and had never se
cured a divorce when he married Clara
Getta. Following Meier's arrest sev
eral other wives appeared'.
Residence Destroyed By Fire.
Williamstown, Ky., June 30. The
residence of August Bracht was de
stroyed by fire early Wednesday morn
ing. The blaze started from a defec
tive flue in the kitchen. Nearly all
the furniture was saved and the occu
pants got out in safety. The house
was insured for $2,000.
Shot From Ambush.
Taylorsville, Ky., June 30. Lonnle
Linton, a young farmer, was shot by
an unknown person while, driving near
Fairfield. It is said that five shots
were fired. He was struck just above
the right ear, the ball ranging back
about two Inches. He will recover.
Burglars at Williamstown.
Williamstown, Ky., June 30. Bur
glars broke into the large general
store of I. M. Lucky and carried away
quite a quantity of clothing and a
small amount of money. They effect
ed an entrance by chopping out a pan
el of one of the rear doors.
Albert Freitag Bound Over.
Newport, Ky., June 30. Albert
Freitag, charged with the murder of
his sister, Mrs. Annie Peters, was
given a preliminary hearing before
Judge Hissem nnd was bound over to
await the action at the next grand
jury, without bail.
Mrs. McKenzie's Condition Serious.
Bowling Green, Ky., June 30. Mrs.
James A. McKenzie, wife of Hon. Jas.
A. McKenzie, who died Saturday at his
homo in Christian county, -was too ill
to accompany the remains to this city.
Mrs. McKenzie's condition is regarded
as very grave.
Woman Burned to Death.
Fort Thomas, Ky., June 30. Miss
Ollie Lindorf was burned to death at
her home, on Weierick avenue, Wed
nesday morning. In endeavoring to
revive a smoldering fire she poured
kerosene on live coals. The can ex
ploded. Dangerously Cut .and Stabbed.
Stanford, Ky., June 30 Ed. Salter,
colored, cut the throat of Arthur
Smith, colored, Wednesday afternoon,
and stabbed him under the arm pit and
in tho abdomen. Smith is in a preca
rious condition.
BOOM FOR MILES.
Meeting: Held in His Favor Was
Attended by 400 Delegates
and Was Enthusiastic.
MAY BE NOMINATED AFTER ALL.
A Majority of the New National Com
mittee, However, is Opposed to
the General's Nomination.
National Committeemen Met and Or
ganized By Re-Electing Oliver W.
Stewart, Chicago, Chairman,
J. A. Tate, Secretary.
Indianapolis, Ind., June 30. The na
tional prohibition convention complet
ed its organization Wednesday and ad
journed till Thursday morning at 9:30.
The new national committee was se
lected at state . meetings and organ
ized by re-electing Oliver W. Stewart,
of Chicago, chairman, and J. A. Tate,
of Harriman, Tenn., secretary.
A majority of the new committee is
opposed to the nomination of Gen.
Miles for president and favors a sin
gle Issue. A Miles meeting Wednes
day evening was attended by 400 dele
gates and was enthusiastic. John J.
Woolley, editor of The Voice, announc
ing it as his belief that Gen. Miles
would accept if nominated, though he
admitted he did not know he would
accept.
The anti-Miles following, which
seems to have a majority of the dele
gates, has not agreed on any one can-
didate. Oliver W. Stewart, national
chairman, is mentioned, but he is a
candidate for re-election to the Illinois
legislature and has a salary of $3,000
as national chairman, it is not certain
he will agree to make the race. An
officer of the new national committee
said Wednesday night that a majority
of the committee believed the nomina
tion of Gen. Miles would be fatal to
the party, as he was a democrat and
would not control the entire party
vote, and those opposed to him would
fight the nomination to the last ditch.
Reference was made by Mr. Woolley
and other speakers to Gen. Miles' rec
ord as against canteens nnd his alleg
ed mistreatment at the hands of the
administration. The meeting was en
thusiastic. Gen. Miles was quoted on
authority of Rev. D. B. Turney, of 111
nois, as having said he voted the pro
hibition ticket in the last election and
as being for the past four years a to
tal abstainer. Other addresses were
made by R. H. Patton, of Springfield,
111.; Allen Coffin, of Massachusetts,
and John Hector, of Pennsylvania, aM
favoring Miles' nomination.
The resolutions committee was in
session from early In the afternoon till
a late hour Wednesday night without
coming to a final agreement. A sub
committee of 13 agreed upon a plat
form after a session of seven hours
and submitted it to tho general com
mittee Wednesday night, which wran
gled over It for several hours.
At the opening of the evening ses
sion several singers were heard, one
song advocating putting' Gen. Miles in
the white house. This brought an en
thusiastic Miles demonstration. About
one-third of the delegates stood and
cheered, waving flags and hats for
several minutes.
Chairman Wolfenbarger announced
that the resolutions committee was In
session, but not ready to report.
Synopsis of the Platform.
That part of the platform agreed
upon by the general committee in
cludes six planks on the liquor ques
tion, holding it the most important is
sue, asserting that all systems holding
it has a right to exist have proved fail
ures, pledging the party to its abol
ishment and holding that there is no
real issue between the republican and
democratic parties, the so-called is
sues being mere pretext over which
they wrangle for office. Imperialism
is touched only by a plank guarantee
ing to all persons under the American
flag the rights given. by the constitu
GEN. NELSON A. MILES.
tion. A plank pledges reform m the
divorce laws, the exterpltatlon of po
lygamy and the abolition of the pres
ent system of toleration of prostitu
tion by fines. Trusts are not mention
ed, but one plank advocates protection
of the welfare of tho people by a rigid
application of justice to all combina
tions of capital and labor. The sound
money plank proposed was struck out
by the sub-committee.
FIRE IN NEW YORK.
Forty-Three Firemen Overcome, Four
of Whom Will Probably Die.
New York, June 30. Forty-three
firemen, four of whom will probably
die, were overcome by smoke and gas
at a fire Wednesday In the sub-cellar
of tho double flve-story brick building
at 383 Broadway, extending through
to Mercer street. Halt a hundred em
ployes were driven from the building
and the damage Is estimated at be
tween $150,000 and $200,000. The fire
was so situated that it was difficult to
fight and It,burned for more than two
hours before it was brought under con
trol. Tho smoke from the burning
material was so dense and so pungent
that tho firemen could work in it for
but a few minutes at a time, and many
of those who braved it fell prostrate
where they stood. Some who fell lay
unnoticed on the floor for minutes and
one man remained for nearly an hour
before finally discovered and dragged
to the open air.
' The breaking of the gas mains in
side the building and the consequent
filling of the burning structure with il
luminating gas added greatly to the
difficulty and the danger.
TO DESTROY BOLL WEEVILS.
Colonies of Ants From Guatemala Are
Coming.
Washington, Juno 30. Secretary
Wilson and Dr. B. F. Calloway, the di
rectors of tho bureau of plant Indus
try, received the first advices from Dr.
O. F. Cook, the department's traveling
agent, since the latter started from
Guatemala with the newly discovered
ants intended to fight the boll weevils
in the cotton fields. Dr. Cook cables
from Puerto Cortes, Mex., that he will
arrive at New Orleans on July 4 with
89 colonies of these ants. He will
proceed Immediately to the Texas cot
ton district to begin the campaign
against the weevils.
THREATS OF LYNCHING.
The Militia Is Guarding the Jail at
Okolona, Miss.
Oklona, Miss., June 30. A company
of state militia has been called to this
city to protect the jail here in which
is confined John Vaughn, a Negro, who
is charged with the murder of Annie
Lucas, the sweetheart of the prisoner.
Threats of lynching had been made
against Vaughn by members of hi3
own race and the sheriff of this countv
wired Gov. Vardamen for troops as a
guard for the jail. The governor
promptly called out the local military
company. All was quiet Wednesday
night.
SHEET MILL WORKERS.
Representatives Meet to Discuss the
Wage Scale.
Pittsburg, Pa., Juno 30. The confer
ence between the Independent sheet
mill workers and tho wage committee
of the Amalgamated association ended
its first day of discussion without
agreement. It will probably bo seven
days before a settlement is reached.
Tho independent manufacturers ask
the men to accept a 20 per cent, reduc
tion below the scale of 1903-4, or 2 per
cent, more than the American Sheet
and Tlnplate Co.
ORGANIZED MILITIA.
The Usual Allotment of Money Made
to the States.
Washington, June 30. Acting Sec
retary Oliver, of the war department,
has made the usual annual allotment
of the $1,000,000 appropriated by con
gress to provide arms and equipments
for the organized militia of the United
States.
Among tho appropriations made are
tho following: Indiana, $29,921; New
York, $77,790; Kentucky, $25,932;
Ohio, $45,879, and West Virginia, $13,
9C3. Rigid Physical Examination.
Annapolis, Md., Juno 30. Out of 25
youth who had passed their mental
examination for admission to the naval
academy and wero examined physic
ally, only 11 wero successful. Tho
physical examination Is said to be un
usually rigid.
Ex-Senator Mitchell Dead.
Milwaukee, Juno 30. Former Sena
tor John L. Mitchell died Wtednesday
night after a lingering illness. Hi's
entiro family, was at tho bedside when
he died. He had recently resigned as
a member of tho national board of
soldiers' homes, r
IS LOOMIS DEAD ?
American Consul General Evans,
in London, Declares His Be
lief That He Is.
FELL OR PUSHED FROM STEAMER.
Ellif, His Companion, Should Have
Been Held and Asked toStrnighteti
His Contradictory Stories.
His Brother, Assistant Secretary of
State Francis B. Loomls, Visits
the Family of Missing Man at
Parkersburg, W. Va.
London, June 30. "I am by no
means satisfied with Ellis. Ho has
kept on adding story to story, and
none of them agree exaotly. He
should not have been permitted to de
part until a more thorough examina
tion had been made of the manner In
which Kent J. Loomis met his death,
if he is dead." These significant ut
terances are credited to Consul Gen
eral Clay Evans, in this city. They
only iiut in plain words what most of
the papers here have been hinting. It
is pointed out that the stories of Ellis
present numerous discrepancies, which
should have been straightened out be
fore he was permitted to leave.
Consul General Evans declares that,
In his belief, Loomls Is dead, and that
he did not commit suicide. He be
lieves, rather, that he fell or was push
ed from the steamer before It reached
Plymouth. Ho will not say that he bo
lieves that Loomls fell from the boaL
Marietta, O., June 30. Hon. Francis
B. Loomis, assistant secretary of state,
arrived here Wednesday night on a
double errand, to visit the wife of his
brother, now mysteriously missing, at
Parkersburg, and gather some Infor
mation necessary to the investigation
now going on and to see his uncle. J.
D. Cadwaliader, who is critically ill at
Marietta. To a press representative
he gave the following statement re
garding the mysterious disappearance
of his brother.
"I have no theory to advance at this
time. When I first learned of my
brother's disappearance I did not al
low myself to become alarmed, as I
had a feeling that perhaps he had
planned to leave the vessel at Ply
mouth, go to London, thence to Paris
and from there to Marseilles, where
he was to have taken the steamer
some time Saturday. Not hearing of
his reaching Paris or Marseilles I then
felt considerable alarm, and It has con
tinued to Increase every day since.
"Any theory I might have now would
have to be based on the statements of
Mr. Flamm, and he is decidedly posi
tive that Kent Loomis went ashore at
Plymouth. If he is correct, I have
hopes that my brother will be found."
While In Parkersburg Wednesday
Secretary Loomls made careful In
quiry as to tho jewelry and clothing
worn by his brotber. The description
of the jewelry will be wired to Ply
mouth at once with the hope that if
foul play has been indulged in tho
jewelry will be found in some of tho
shops there.
Mr. Loomls states that the clothlnpr,
certainly the long overcoat and pos
sibly the cap worn by his brother, tal
lies exactly with the description given
by Mr. Flamm, and strengthens his be
lief that Kent Loomls went ashore at
Plymouth.
DEATH OF COL. BRIGHAM.
The Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Died at Delta, O.
Washington, June 30. News has
been received here of the death at
Delta, O., Wednesday night of Col. Jo
seph II. Brigham. assistant secretary
of agriculture. Col. Brigham was
chairman of the government board at
the St. Louis exposition. He had left
here Tuesday evening for St. Louis to
attend a meeting of the board and had
stopped off at Delta for a short visit.
For many years he has been promt
nent in Ohio politics and has occupied
his present position since the first ad
ministration of President McKinley.
WEDNESDAY'S GAMES.
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National League.
Boston.... 00100000 01 5 2
New York 01110100 4 S 4
Willis and Needham; McGlnnityand
Warner, Bowerman. Umpire John
itone. St Louis. 00000000 11 8 2
Chicago... 10050001 18 17 2
Sanders, O'Neill nnd Grady; Lund
pren and Kllng. Umpire O'Day.
Phlla'phia. 01302000 0 C 7 3
Brooklyn. 03300000 28 10 2
Duggleby, Sparks and Roth; Cronln
and Bergen. Umpires Braslle and
parpenter.
American Association.
Columbus C, Louisville 5. '
IndlanajK)l!s 8 fojedo 0. -kA